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THE HOT TOPIC OF SELF AWARENESS

Where organisational skills are critical in developing your management , clearly people skills are another major hot topic in developing your leadership. Increasing my own self awareness (self management) has been a major priority for me during my career.

It is also was one of the main topics of conversation in my coaching and through the Make Learning Better Talking Leadership Series.

Hopefully the video has given you most of the relevant information. My goal is that there are at least three takeaways that resonated and you could use tomorrow!

Below is a brief synopsis of the points from the video

Self-awareness – the key elements

Need accurate knowledge of your strengths and weaknesses.

Emotional awareness where you are able to read and understand your emotions and recognise their impact on work performance and relationships;

Self-confidence, where you have a positive and strong sense of your own self-worth.

How do you become more self-aware?

The starting point is to become more self-reflective. The four key elements (via Rachael Robertson)

Reflection: look back and play forward, importance of journaling

Advice: get frank and fearless feedback

Mentoring/Coaching: a professional relationship with someone respected – to develop your skills.